Ssdi and taxes

I got stuff in mail this year to file taxes since I pay for Medicare part b now.

Do people get a refund on that or something? I'm single and it's my only income

I would advise you to file taxes because, in some states, you may get a tax credit for having a low income. That ends up being money given to you.

If your income is low, you may be eligible for your state to pay that Part B premium for you. Go to the nearest income support office - the place where you sign up for food stamps. Fill out an application for benefits, including Medicaid.

Here are some benefits you nay be eligible for:

Food Stamps (SNAP program)

Subsidized telephone service (tap program)

Subsidized Internet Connection

Fuel Subsidy (LIHEAP)

Subsidy to pay Medicare Part B premium (a limited form of Medicaid)

More extensive Medicaid benefits

The benefits above usually are all covered by same application.

Applying for housing subsidy (Section 8 subsidy) is done separately at local housing authority office. For this one benefit, there may be a long waiting period.

Unfortunately no refunds-however you may have to pay taxes on your SSDI, depending on adjusted gross income, and what status you claim. I know 200$ in alimony added SSDI I receive, puts me in the category of paying the IRS at the end of the year. I am quite sure if SSDI is your only income, you wont have to pay the IRS, and with no with holding taxes taken from SSDI, you receive no refund.

Just Ssdi for me

I'm going to dispute what Yankee says about "no refund." Technically, that is correct, in that what you might get is not a "refund," since you paid no taxes. However, you might get some money back.

My sig. other is over age 65. His only income is Social Secuity, and it is low enough so that he pays no taxes to either the federal or state government. However, he gets several hundred dollars from the state because he is low income. If he didn't file federal and state taxes, he wouldn't be able to collect this.

Your taxes should be pretty easy to do. I would recommend you get them done because, like my boyfriend, you might be eligible for things you don't even know about.

See if you can get them done by volunteers from AARP. They are well informed about credits, like what my boyfriend gets.

But I'm only 29

AARP will do taxes for low income people of any age. See this link:

Free Tax Preparation Services Available Through AARP Tax-Aide - AARP

Excerpt:

Although this program is sponsored by AARP and has a particular focus on preparing taxes for those ages 60 and older, you do not have to be an AARP member or any particular age to use the service.

Ok thanks